Tramore report:Knight Legend came home in his own time to record an easy victory in the Wilf Dooly Chase after the hat-trick seeking Our Ben suffered a fatal fall at the penultimate fence at Tramore yesterday.
The pair were in the process of scrapping things out in the Listed feature when Willie Mullins' 9 to 10 favourite got right into roots of the second-last.
Knight Legend, trained by Jessica Harrington and ridden by Barry Geraghty, jumped well throughout and had yet to be asked for his final effort when he was left well clear.
Having popped the last, the 2 to 1 chance eased home by a long-looking 20 lengths from a never-nearer Carrigeen Kalmia.
After Our Ben sadly failed to get to his feet, Harrington said: "I don't like winning races like that and I feel very sorry for them. Our fellow jumped well and Barry hadn't moved when Our Ben came down at the second-last.
"He'll probably go for the Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles next. The trip doesn't matter too much to him as he is quite flexible."
The Our Ben incident somewhat spoiled what had otherwise been an excellent day in the saddle for David Casey, as he notched up a 36 to 1 treble in the opening three races on Major Sensation, Mister Watzisname and Plaisir D'Estruval.
Amid farcial scenes at the track on Monday, Mr Aussie was eventually named the winner of the Newtown Handicap Chase. All 14 jockeys in the two-mile-five-furlong heat rode their finish a circuit too soon and pulled up after the line. They all headed towards the paddock but Andrew McNamara, Davy Russell, Tommy Treacy, Barry Cash and Sean Flanagan realised their mistake and completed the final circuit.
McNamara's mount, the 9 to 4 favourite Mr Aussie, came out on top as the reduced field completed the distance. However, Francis Flood's charge survived a stewards' inquiry before eventually being confirmed the winner.
Doc Charlie, Alberoni, Dream Believer and Ballysheedy were also judged to have finished the race, with the other nine runners pulled up.
Following a lengthy inquiry, the stewards took no action against McNamara, Cash, Kevin Coleman and Shane Jackson.
Coleman and Jackson rode the pulled-up Moody Lad and Shrove Tuesday respectively.
Nine other jockeys, including Russell, Treacy and Flanagan, were suspended for five days as they were adjudged to have failed to give their mount every chance to obtain a best possible finishing position.
Orlando Kelly, rider of the pulled-up Deskelly Interiors, was referred to the Irish Turf Club after failing to attend the inquiry.
